# Incident 19910316014699I: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Danbury, CT, March 16, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1991, 16:45 local time
- Place: Danbury, CT
- Airport: Danbury Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3715° N, 73.4822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANBURY MUNI (DXR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3715&lon=-73.4822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N103JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103JB-2002-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brandt James R LONG-EZ (registry code 05609TT, https://openairdocs.org/model/brandt-james-r-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 870 total, 25 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910316014699I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING. NOSE WHEEL CAME OFF ON IMPACT.

## Other reports on N103JB (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19950201000989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950201000989A), Feb 1, 1995: Amtrru VARIEZELONG (N103JB), Marietta, GA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Tried to depart with frost on wings. Lifted several times. Ran off end runway down embankment and exploded.
- [Incident 19831019069739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831019069739I), Oct 19, 1983: Amtrru VARIEZELONG (N103JB), Birmingham, AL, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed during taxi for takeoff. Front attach fitting failed due to a slipped glue joint.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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